Which sentence uses ellipses correctly for this quotation?

A) Dr. King tells his listeners that ". . . This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off."
B) Dr. King tell his listeners that "Now is the . . . . time to rise from the dark . . . and desolate valley . . ."
C) Dr. King tells his listeners that "This is no time . . . to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism."
D) Dr. King tells his listeners that "Now . . . is the time . . . to make . . . justice a reality . . . for all God's children

Me ! select the correct answer. in his essay "civil disobedience," henry david thoreau wrote "that government is best which governs least." which answer best shows how this motto reflects transcendentalist principles? a. an ideal government does not exist, so anarchy is best for a nation. b. citizens require the government to define the difference between right and wrong. c. government can act as an impediment to the will and morality of individual men. d. an ideal nation is one that is not governed by a monarchy or dictatorship. e. government on a large scale is inefficient and should be managed at the state level.

Dogs make wonderful pets because they us stay happy and healthy. the topic sentence is "dogs make wonderful pets." , is this correct? i keep doubting myself.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.